1898 · CLOSE READING
Songs of the Spirit
Songs of the Spirit (1898), PDF p. 31
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THE PHILOSOPHER’S PROGRESS.
That which is above, is like that which is below ;
and that which is below is like that which is above.
HERMES TRISMEGISTUS.
THAT which is highest as the deep
Is fixed, the depth as that above :
Death’s face is as the face of Sleep ;
And Lust is likest Love.
So stand the angels one by one
Higher and higher with lamps of gold :
So stand the shining devils ; none
Their brightness may behold.
I took my life, as one who takes
Young gold to ruin and to spend ;
I sought their gulfs and fiery lakes,
And sought no happy end.
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